Table of Contents

Introduction
How to use this book
Chapter 1 Contexts
Geography, Climate, Natural history, History, Politics, Economy, People, Religion, Culture and festivals, Business, Cultural etiquette, Giving something back
Chapter 2 Planning
A practical overview, When to visit (and why), Highlights and suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, What to take, Money and budgeting
Chapter 3 Practicalities
Tourist information, Local tour operators, Embassies and consulates, Money, Media and communications, Religious services, Public toilets
Chapter 4 Local Transport
Public transport, Taxis, Car hire, Danube river cruises
Chapter 5 Accommodation
Hotels, Pensions, Hostels, Camping
Chapter 6 Eating and Drinking
Food, Drink, Restaurants, Cafés and tearooms, Bars, Pubs and clubs
Chapter 7 Entertainment, Nightlife, Sport and Shopping 125
Theatre, Music, Nightclubs and discos, Casinos, Gay Bratislava, Cinema, Sports, Shopping
Chapter 8 Walking Tours
Walk 1 - Old Town, Walk 2 - Castle and beyond
Chapter 9 Museums and Sightseeing
Major sights, Castles and palaces, Museums, Galleries, Churches and religious buildings, Gardens and parks, Squares, Bridges, Also worth a visit
Chapter 10 Beyond the City
Devín, Cervený Kamen, Ancient Gerulata - Rusovce, Small Carpathian Wine Route, Senec , Piestany Spa, Kosice
Appendix 1 Language
Pronunciation, Words and phrase
Appendix 2 Further Information
Books, Websites
Index

About the Author

Lucy Mallows is a freelance photojournalist, editor and translator. She writes regularly for national newspapers and magazines and translates professionally from Hungarian to English. She first visited Bratislava - in the then Czechoslovakia - in 1982, when studying Russian and Czech at Leeds University. Lucy speaks six foreign languages, including Slovak, and returns frequently to Slovakia, when not cleaning beaches and campaigning for marine conservation from her home in Newhaven.

Reviews

An appealing, highly readable companion to this beguiling city, and a refreshing contrast to the usual 'cram-it-all-in' digest of urban highlights. A civilised guide to a civilised place.--Dan Linstead "Wanderlust"

If there is one word, which characterises this guide to Transylvania it has to be 'enthusiasm'. Lucy Mallows' . passion for the place shines through the pages of her guide, generating interest and curiosity on the part of the reader.-- "The Budapest Times"

Makes you want to pack your bags and go to discover what this long-neglected city has to offer.-- "The Budapest Sun"

Mallows brought with her a defined sense of the historical and cultural context of all the places she wrote about.-- "The Oldie"